Embracing Flow
Imagine celebrating Christmas with a newborn, a 9 year old, and your 39 year old husband passing away suddenly in your bedroom.
On the outside, I looked calm and collected, yet internally, I was numb and actually telling myself to breathe, any thought beyond the inhale/exhale pattern was too overwhelming. Not only was I dealing with the passing of my husband and life with a newborn, my corporate life changed too when a new management team was assigned. As I pulled the broken pieces back together, realization hit, I needed a new start; I’d outgrown the corporate world, it was time to share my love of the products I’d been using, but sales felt gross to me.
So, I went back to school, earning three health coaching certifications. In the process, I saw how little we know and talk about the menstrual cycle. We don’t know how it works or how it interacts with every single system in our body. The taboo of menstruation had to stop!
Flashbacks of my grandmother giving me the period talk, the absolute hatred of my painful, heavy, nauseating, passing out periods, to the embarrassing nurse’s office trip with bled through dark pants and being handed WHITE sweatpants!
I remember the shock and excitement of my first pregnancy, the frustrating 14 months of secondary infertility plus gestational diabetes with my second child, treatment of cervical dysplasia, and my own cycle syncing journey which has allowed me to appreciate and enjoy my period. Imagine embracing your period every single month?
I wondered how much of this could have been avoided? I knew I wasn’t alone in these experiences. That’s why I created Vivydus, the Full of Life Company whose vision is to change how menstruation is viewed by society and the mission to provide an educational, holistic, safe space for all individuals to learn and discuss the menstrual cycle from puberty through menopause.
Join me on this journey as we learn, break the taboo, and openly discuss how we can authentically and uncompromisingly be full of life.
I am your host Heather Allmendinger and this is the Embracing Flow podcast.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 74
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
13 - Majet Reyes - Cycle Syncing and the 8 C's
Here are the things to expect in the episode:
- What are the 8 Cs, and how can women show up with them?
- The complexities of trauma and its potential ties to the menstrual cycle.
- How does cycle syncing con…
12 - De'Andrea Harris - Gentle Care, Powerful Impact: Why Natural Matters
Here are the things to expect in the episode:
- What serious health problems can arise from the presence of toxic chemicals in feminine care products?
- Many women are making the switch to holistic natural…
11 - Coach Barb V - Enhancing Sports Performance with Cycle Syncing
Here are the things to expect in the episode:
- How does the menstrual cycle impact athletic performance?
- What specific challenges do female athletes face due to their menstrual cycles?
- Athletes ensure th…
10 - Julie Hill - Intimate Connections: Fostering Healthy Conversations about Sex
Here are the things to expect in the episode:
- Things you should know about lubricants and why they are essential.
- In what ways can effective communication strengthen the intimacy between couples?
- Ways t…
9 - Jeanne Andrus - Crone to Crown: Redefining The Menopause Journey
Here are the things to expect in the episode:
- It is important not to limit the definition of womanhood based on menstrual cycles.
- How does reframing the perspective on reproductive years contribute to …
8 - Ingrid Dick - Rising Trends: Early Periods, Food, and Metabolic Health
About Ingrid:
Ingrid Dick is a dynamic and inspirational coach, author, speaker, and health commentator who helps women with metabolic and systemic inflammatory conditions, especially Type 2 Diabetes …
7 - Dr. Mary Shackelton - Breaking Tradition: Promoting Period Positivity and Menstrual Equality
About Dr. Mary:
Dr. Mary Shackelton owns and runs Holistica Integrative Care in Boulder, Colorado, where she focuses on Environmental Medicine and Women's Health, specifically in the area of fertility…
6 - Sarah Curnoles - Breaking The Silence: Sharing Period Stories with Friends
About Sarah:
Certified Life Coach Sarah Curnoles profoundly cares about eliminating unnecessary drama caused by breakups, divorces, heartbreaks, and conflict so that her clients have more brain space …
5 - Majet Reyes - Empowering Youth by Fostering Openness About Periods
About Majet:
Majet Reyes, MS, LPC, is an immigrant, former paramedic, and now a trauma therapist who gives unconditional positive regard to her clients, who are mostly first responders, healthcare pro…
4 - De'Andrea Harris - Red Surprises: The Tale of an Unforeseen Beginning
About De’Andrea:
De’Andrea Harris is the owner of De-Best Feminine Products.
Connect with De'Andrea Harris!
Website: https://de-bestfeminineproducts.com/
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3 - Coach Barb V - Performance and Periods: Balancing Athletic Health
About Barb V:
Barb V, AKA COACH V, to her Athletes and Parents…
NCAA Division 1 school records at two different D1 Schools. (Her first School Record Still Stands Today!) Proudly earned letters at both …
2 - Julie Hill - A Dual Awakening
About Julie:
Julie Hill started her career over 13 years ago being a work-at-home mom presenting romance enhancement products to women. She soon realized that it was her life’s passion. She also becam…
1 - Jeanne Andrus - Teenage Tears to Perimenopause Mishaps
About Jeanne:
Jeanne Andrus, The Menopause Guru. Jeanne's been coaching, writing, and speaking about menopause for over a decade. She's the author of the internationally Best-Selling "I Just Want to B…
Welcome to Embracing Flow
Imagine celebrating Christmas with a newborn, a 9 year old, and your 39 year old husband passing away suddenly in your bedroom.
On the outside, I looked calm and collected, yet internally, I was numb …